"housefire" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /haʊs.faɪ.ɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-housefire.wav Forms: housefires [plural]
Etymology: From house + fire. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|house|fire}} house + fire Head templates: {{en-noun}} housefire (plural housefires)
  1. A large fire that occurs in a house, causing substantial damage. Categories (topical): Fire Synonyms: house fire Related terms: get on like a house on fire, like a house afire, dumpster fire, garbage fire, trash fire Translations (large fire in a house): husbrand [common-gender] (Danish), háztűz (Hungarian), hūsbryne [masculine] (Old English)

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